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ULD Trends
The ULD market is continuing to evolve, adapting to the needs
of cargo carriers.
For example, at DoKaSch, officials note an overall trend
toward online tracking systems to keep shippers informed of
the real-time location and temperature of containers.
" This makes it easier to overwatch supply chains but it is
not essential for the safety of the temperature-controlled
goods in the Opticooler. Due to its active climate control systems
and resilient power supply, the Opticooler is already able
to maintain an extremely high level of safety against temperature
deviations at all times, " Seitz says.
Additionally, Seitz points to the Opticooler's efficient utilization
of space.
" In comparison to passive solutions, the freight space
available in the aircraft is used more efficiently with the
Opticooler.
Instead of two to four Euro pallets, five Euro pallets can be
transported on one air cargo pallet position with the Opticooler,
which is an increase of 25 percent, " he says.
Sustainability is also factoring into cargo carrier's approach.
" In terms of how you can make that ULD a more valuable
asset is the weight and the type of materials that have been
used, " Marino says. " We support aluminum ULDs mainly due
to the durability and strength of aluminum, as well as the
sustainability benefits as aluminum can be recycled. "
Depending a customer's requirements, the sustainability
element is going to be a huge factor moving forward, Marino
points out.
He notes Unilode's pooling concept can help with sustainability
efforts while keeping costs down.
" We've been able to demonstrate to many customers that
we can reduce their ULD requirements from between 15-40
percent simply by using our pooled concept, " he says. " We
think the benefit in the future for airlines is twofold. From a
cost perspective, they only pay for what they use, rather than
having to buy more ULDs than they need. The second one is
the environmental benefits - the sustainability. By getting
better at utilization, you need less equipment.
" Our customers don't have to worry about dispositioning as
we look after the movement of empty ULDs. "
Cost efficiency is another priority Envirotainer has identified
with its customers.
" We introduced a new-for-the-pharma-industry ULD size:
the RLP. That container can transport two US pallets or three
Euro pallets, " Linnér says, adding the RLP complements the
company's existing larger RAP solution and the one-pallet
RKM solution. " The RAP remains the most cost-effective solution,
but we lacked something in between there to drive efficiency
for the mid-sized shipments. "
According to Linnér, the industry was able to achieve more
efficient operations by working through the conditions posed
by the pandemic and the scarce capacity.
" I think those efficiencies and how the industry learned to
work with that will not disappear, " he says.
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